Episode · My First Million · 2026-10-28
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Ethan Evans recommended Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute, and discussed Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“so we got to figure out how to do it well probably from Freakonomics you know a lot of the story because it's been documented but the key thing is what they did is when that very first came out to get free shipping you had to pay $100”
Where to get it
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Leadership and Self-Deception
Leadership and Self-Deception by The Arbinger Institute is a psychological and managerial book that explores how individuals unknowingly box themselves into defensive mindsets, treating colleagues and peers as obstacles rather than human beings.
Recommended“it comes from a book a little bit less known called leadership and self deception by the Arbinger Institute but basically you have to see the person as a human not as a machine to fix”
Where to get it
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Passing The Everything Store
“I mean I've read the everything store I've read some books about him now we're talking to you”